Java Edition pre-Classic rd-161348

rd-161348 is a pre-Classic version made on May 16, 2009, at 11:48 UTC.^[1]

A version called "rd-161348" is available in the launcher. However, it contains a texture file from Classic version 0.0.13a and signature files from 2013.^{[note 1]}

Additions

Plants

Sapling^{[note 2]}
- Pressing 6 will select it
- Will disappear if in darkness or not on Dirt or Grass

Changes

Textures

The launcher variant of this version uses textures from later versions^{[note 2]}

Gameplay

Particles now follow the player's location (a player facing up will see the full particle rather than a sliver of the side)

General

Made the crosshair graphic thicker
Game is no longer in fullscreen mode

World Generation

Cliffs are now much more common
the dirt layer can be more than 2-3 blocks thick

Fixes

Fixed rendering glitch where the world became invisible at certain angles

Gallery

All available blocks in the launcher's variant of this version. Note the plank and sapling textures introduced in Classic 0.0.9a and 0.0.13a, respectively.^{[note 1]}^{[note 2]}

Trivia

The terrain.png file for this version is dated May 21, 2009 03:02 UTC+2^{[note 1]} (in Sweden), which is after this version was released. The textures in this version are replaced with ones from Classic 0.0.13a.
- Classic 0.0.14a_08 was released on May 28, 2009 and Classic 0.0.13a was released May 22, 2009.
- The terrain.png in Classic 0.0.13a is bit-for-bit identical to the one in this version.
The "rd" prefix in the update's name stands for RubyDung, a previous game Notch worked on and abandoned, and was used as some of Minecraft's inspiration.
- This is the last version to use this.

Notes

↑ ^a ^b ^c The char.png and terrain.png files in the launcher's variant of this version have last-modified times of 21:25:46 and 03:03:00, respectively, in UTC+3. In char.png and terrain.png files from nearby versions that are identical to those in rd-161348, their last-modified times are exactly an hour earlier, i.e. UTC+2. Since time zone changes do not affect jar file contents, the launcher's rd-161348 is a repackage of the original rd-161348, during which a time zone change affected its loose files.
↑ ^a ^b ^c The variant of rd-161348 from the launcher uses textures from Classic 0.0.13a, so its sapling texture is and its wood planks texture is .

References

↑ "rd-161348.json" , May 16, 2009.

[repackage-2] The char.png and terrain.png files in the launcher's variant of this version have last-modified times of 21:25:46 and 03:03:00, respectively, in UTC+3. In char.png and terrain.png files from nearby versions that are identical to those in rd-161348, their last-modified times are exactly an hour earlier, i.e. UTC+2. Since time zone changes do not affect jar file contents, the launcher's rd-161348 is a repackage of the original rd-161348, during which a time zone change affected its loose files.

[textures-3] The variant of rd-161348 from the launcher uses textures from Classic 0.0.13a, so its sapling texture is and its wood planks texture is .

[1] "rd-161348.json" , May 16, 2009.

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